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Ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test, skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday woke up early to witness the ongoing first Test between England and New Zealand. (Photo:Instagram)

Waking up to see Test cricket takes you back to childhood: Virat Kohli

He also said that waking up to see Test cricket takes one back to their childhood.

21 Nov 2019 5:35 PM

To mark the historic occasion of the first-ever day-night Test match between India and Bangladesh, the Tata Centre turned pink to pay tribute to the longest format of the game on Wednesday evening. (Photo:Twitter)

Tata Centre turns pink to pay tribute to day-night Test

This is being done as the Test match will be played with a pink ball unlike the red ball used traditionally.

21 Nov 2019 4:17 PM

Suresh Raina is one of the few Indian players to have played a match with the pink-ball. (Photo: File)

'Toss will be vital in the day-night Test', says Suresh Raina

Raina said that the batsmen will have their task cut out as the pink-ball will help the bowlers.

21 Nov 2019 3:58 PM

Former opener Gautam Gambhir feels the India and Bangladesh captains need to be innovative while handling their pacers with the pink ball, including using them frequently under lights for more effectiveness. (Photo:Twitter)

Pacers will be more effective if captains use them under lights: Gautam Gambhir

India and Bangladesh will play their first-ever Day/Night Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata beginning on Friday.

21 Nov 2019 3:49 PM

Sachin Tendulkar, who had earlier voiced his concern about tackling the dew factor, said the Indian cricket think-tank should do a postmortem after the match gets over. (Photo: Twitter)

Sachin Tendulkar says that D/N Test is win-win only when standard of cricket isn't compromised

India are the last among top Test-playing nations to join the 'pink ball bandwagon'.

21 Nov 2019 2:35 PM

Krishnamachari Srikkanth Srikanth said that questions about the standard of cricket being played can arise if matches keep ending in three days. (Photo: PTI)

'Day-Night Test would be a challenge for the spinners': former cricketer K Srikkanth

Srikanth said that it needs to be seen whether skipper Virat Kohli decides to go in with Kuldeep Yadav instead of Ravichandran Ashwin.

21 Nov 2019 1:41 PM

Daniel Vettori did not leave spinners out of the talk and said that they will also play a major role in the game. (Photo: AP)

'The challenge is to play under lights with pink ball', says Daniel Vettori ahead of day/night Test

Bangladesh have four-seamers in their current line-up and they will play a crucial role for the team in the second Test.

21 Nov 2019 1:19 PM

Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday inspected the Eden Gardens pitch, the venue where Men in Blue will play their first-ever day-night Test match. (Photo: Twitter/ BCCI)

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly inspects Eden Gardens pitch before India vs Bangladesh encounter

The hosts have already won the first Test match against Bangladesh, gaining a 1-0 lead in a two-match Test series.

21 Nov 2019 1:09 PM

Virat Kohli said that it would be nice to see a Test match being played with around 80,000 spectators watching it. (Photo: PTI)

'Do not want Day/Night Test to become the only way to play Test matches': Virat Kohli

Kohli also compared the buzz for the day-night Test to the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in 2016.

21 Nov 2019 12:57 PM

Sourav Ganguly convinced the Bangladesh Cricket Board to agree to a Day/Night Test just a few days before their team was to land in India. (Photo: PTI)

India favourites to win their first Day/Night test encounter against Bangladesh

It took India a new BCCI regime under maverick former captain Sourav Ganguly to take the pink ball plunge.

21 Nov 2019 12:44 PM

Ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test match, Anti Rowdy Squad (ARS) and Detective Department (DD) on Wednesday maintained a watch around the Eden Gardens and conducted a drive against black marketing of tickets. (Photo:ANI)

Drive against black marketing of tickets ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test

As many as six people were arrested during the drive and 38 tickets were seized from their possession.

21 Nov 2019 11:53 AM

Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has said that the facilities available for the fans inside the stadium are a factor, which needs to be looked into to understand why Test cricket fails to attract crowds. (Photo: AFP)

Many factors must be looked into to know why Test cricket is unpopular: Rahul Dravid

According to Dravid, providing spectators with basic things like toilets, seating, and car parking can play make Test cricket popular.

21 Nov 2019 11:35 AM

Indian wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha is all geared up for the 'historic' day-night Test match. (Photo:TWitter)

Wriddhiman Saha ready for India's 'historic' day-night Test match

India will play a day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, starting from November 22.

21 Nov 2019 11:18 AM

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday called India's first-ever day-night Test match a 'big occasion'. (Photo:AP)

Sourav Ganguly calls India's first-ever day-night Test a 'big occasion'

India will play a day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, starting from November 22.

21 Nov 2019 10:55 AM

Bangladesh's spin bowling consultant Daniel Vettori is done dwelling on the 'negatives' and wants his team to feel excited about competing in its maiden Day/Night Test even though it happens to be against a incomparably formidable-at-home India. (Photo:AFP)

Excited to play rather than think about negatives: Daniel Vettori on Day/Night Test

India and Bangladesh will square off in their maiden Day/Night Test starting here on Friday.

21 Nov 2019 9:51 AM

India's finest cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev will assemble during the country's first-ever day-night Test against Bangladesh, starting here on Friday. (Photo:Twitter)

Finest cricketers to grace India's maiden pink ball Test

The iconic Eden Gardens is all set to witness a musical extravaganza in the presence of former cricketers, celebrities and politicians.

21 Nov 2019 9:26 AM

Ravichandran Ashwin feels Day/Night Tests will mark a new beginning for the traditional format in the country as the spectator count will improve drastically owing to the match timings. (Photo: AFP)

'Hope that Day-Night Test marks new beginning for Test cricket' says Ravichandran Ashwin

India will play their maiden Day/Night Test starting Friday, against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

20 Nov 2019 5:01 PM

As India gear up for their first-ever Day-Night encounter against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Rohit Sharma will be looking stamp his dominance by turning on his hit-mode. The ‘hitman’ will aim to smash a ton with few sixes, after having dismissed for six in the first Test match. (Photo:AP)

Rohit Sharma two hits away from breaking this humongous record

The 32-year-old, however, need to hit two sixes to be the third batsman to hit 400 sixes in International cricket.

20 Nov 2019 4:41 PM

The young Saif Hassan was in line to make his debut in the historic pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh youngster Saif Hassan ruled out of day-night Test

The 21-year-old Hassan split the webbing of his finger while coming in as a substitute fielder during the first Test in Indore.

20 Nov 2019 4:39 PM

Virat Kohli and Co. will be looking to strike Bangladesh in this historic Test and wrap up the two-match Test series with a win. (Photo: AFP)

Eden Gardens' chief curator has a piece of advice for Indian captain Virat Kohli

The Eden pitch also is greener than usual, which would benefit the seamers more than they would to the batsmen.

20 Nov 2019 4:09 PM

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